imported_John
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Hi,
some ideas...
1. When programming a show I often watch my result in the preview window unsing the playback function. This window is program modal while playing back. I MUST press the exit button or ESC to switch back in order to change my show. This behaviour sucks, because it costs workingtime. What about an "edit playback checkbox option" in the playback window? As long as this new function is active, playback stops as soon as the preview window loses focus and playback starts from the laser scrolling time marker (red vertical line) when playback window gets back the focus. With this option it would be possible tos switch between preview and edit very fast using the mouse.
2. There should by an optional function the syncs the laser scrolling time marker (red vertical line) while playing back. This would help to see where I am in the show. Function should be optional, because I often set the marker to a point of beginning and repeat starting from there with the space button.
3. A function to delete beatmarks in a selected range would be fine. Right now, it is not possible to delete wrong beatmarks without deleting all beatmarks.
4. Keyboard shortcuts for timeline navigation do not work with a notebook keyboard. +/- do not change the zoom level. It would be a good idea to give the scrollwheel a function like timeline scrolling or zoom or perhaps both depending on mouse button state.
5. Effectlist preview. I have a long list of self defined effects and I try do give them good names and descriptions to know their function after some months. But a preview would be better. What about this:
Display a small preview window which shows the effect animating the selected frame from the framelist as long as the mousebutton is down on an effect in the effectlist. Can not be as hard, because ST ist doing excactly the same preview in effect editor window.
6. Make it easier to set and delete a user definied playback time area. Going into the menu wastes time. Put three buttons into the toolbar right next to the playback area button like: set start, set end, clear selection.
Ok, thats all for today. I think, most of my suggestions are not hard to programm but would really help to make working with ST easier.
Best regards,
John
some ideas...
1. When programming a show I often watch my result in the preview window unsing the playback function. This window is program modal while playing back. I MUST press the exit button or ESC to switch back in order to change my show. This behaviour sucks, because it costs workingtime. What about an "edit playback checkbox option" in the playback window? As long as this new function is active, playback stops as soon as the preview window loses focus and playback starts from the laser scrolling time marker (red vertical line) when playback window gets back the focus. With this option it would be possible tos switch between preview and edit very fast using the mouse.
2. There should by an optional function the syncs the laser scrolling time marker (red vertical line) while playing back. This would help to see where I am in the show. Function should be optional, because I often set the marker to a point of beginning and repeat starting from there with the space button.
3. A function to delete beatmarks in a selected range would be fine. Right now, it is not possible to delete wrong beatmarks without deleting all beatmarks.
4. Keyboard shortcuts for timeline navigation do not work with a notebook keyboard. +/- do not change the zoom level. It would be a good idea to give the scrollwheel a function like timeline scrolling or zoom or perhaps both depending on mouse button state.
5. Effectlist preview. I have a long list of self defined effects and I try do give them good names and descriptions to know their function after some months. But a preview would be better. What about this:
Display a small preview window which shows the effect animating the selected frame from the framelist as long as the mousebutton is down on an effect in the effectlist. Can not be as hard, because ST ist doing excactly the same preview in effect editor window.
6. Make it easier to set and delete a user definied playback time area. Going into the menu wastes time. Put three buttons into the toolbar right next to the playback area button like: set start, set end, clear selection.
Ok, thats all for today. I think, most of my suggestions are not hard to programm but would really help to make working with ST easier.
Best regards,
John